We Are Going to Hell!!!!

The house has been up for sale for six months now. We heard, through the grapevine, that if you bury a statue of St. Joseph in your front yard (facing the street) - it will help your house sell faster.

So, yesterday, my dear 'hooked up with God' friend Kimberley took me to Church and I purchased a St. Joseph statue. God did not strike me down for visiting his house....so, so far so good!

Came home that evening and I had Rob start the process of burying dear St. Jo. Three reasons for this. One, I am a heathen and have not been baptised - so I didnt want to curse the effort.Two, Rob is Catholic AND baptised! Three, his baptismal name is....thats right....Joseph!!!

Step One: Send Joseph Robert out in the cold to bond with St. Jo.

Step Two: Assess the frozen ground...

Step Three: Go inside to warm up and make husband do all the work...

Step Four: Say goodbye to St. Jo and wish him luck...



Step Five: Bury the Saint.....


Step Six: Hope house sells!!!!

Weigh in Wednesday

Well, today hasnt started out well. I forgot my lap top battery in Ottawa and the house computer doesnt have Word or Excel. Sigh.

But I weighed myself and FINALLY some evidence of the work I have done. Three pounds baby! WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!



Total weight loss to date: 6 pounds. Four more and Im at the ten pound mark (and will reward myself with a pedicure!)

New Carpet!!!

In the never ending search to sell this house we replaced the carpet.





Old carpet
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NEW CARPET!!!!

NEW CARPET!!!

WTF!?!?!? Weigh In Wednesday

Worked out hard this week. And yet, I gained a pound. No excuses. I tried. I failed. But again, this will not stop me from continuing to try!!! Nope, I feel stronger, can run longer and look leaner (Look but apparently dont weigh....).

Things I learned this week:

1. Overwhelming stress still makes me eat. Darnitall.

2. Having a workout partner cannot be beat. Meeting my sister for a run once a week is truly a blessing. And the bootcamp ladies that give me a hard time when I dont show up on Tuesdays and Thursday nights - well - I couldnt do without them (though I could have done without the 80+ pushups last night!!!)

3. Did I mention #1??

Weighing in Wednesday Part Three!!!

Its official. Aunty Flo is an evil evil thing. I weighed myself this week and voila - the weight I supposedly gained plus the 3 pounds I originally lost - all gone. YAY! However, this means that I didnt lose any additional weight. Boo! Add to this mucho work stress for the last two weeks and a good dose of frustration.

However, I will not let this get me down!!! Those three pounds are gone. I feel strong. I feel leaner. And I even joined a weight loss competition at the gym for good measure! Results will be measured at the end of March and the winner gets a prize pack. Im determined to try and win. *Cough* *Cough*

So, focusing on the positive - what has worked for me in terms of sticking with it....

1. Bootcamp class: Yes, its hard. Yes, it hurts. But most importantly it is a wonderfully supportive group of women that keep me coming back (if I dont, they give me a hard time!) and support me when Im ready to give up. Plus, they are older than me and kick my butt so its a matter of pride!!

2. Friends: I am reporting to a friend, via email, my daily food intake plus exercise of the day. Also reporting to her, and two other friends, weekly weight loss. The fear of shame and wanting to do well - plus their invaluable support - keeps me going.

3. Robbie: Yep, I even recruited the husband to keep me going. Had to make him a special deal - but he is in and doing a wonderful job of encouraging me. And not giving me a hard time when I dont succeed on the level of the weight loss commericals on tv!! Damn Jenny Craig! Damn Weight Watchers! But back to Rob....he has been a wonderful hubbie. Always is!

Music of the week to keep me motivated on the treadmill:

Hot N Cold by Katy Perry: Fun and catchy tune!

Jai Ho on the Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack: Its Indian dance pop with some latino infused in. LOVE IT!

Hope to report greater progess next week!!!

Weighing in Wednesday!

2nd Weigh in for this process.

Result? Not good. My three pounds came back. I have reflected on the past week and have determined that the exercise level was good. Worked out four days last week. The food was....well .... pretty good. Oh except, for that burger from the Works . And damn it was good! But I saved up for it- I swear!

I have come up with a list of reasons why the weight may have come back...

1. Aunty Flo. Hey, she was saving up for 49 days and decided to come this week. Thats a lot of bloating my friends, a LOT of bloating!

2. Okay I snacked too much Sunday and Monday. Feb. blahs. It sucks. Any suggestions as to how to distract myself? Anyone?